The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

Fogerty is gradually reaching the high
water mark in batting.
Charles Daniels, manager OF the Hartfords,
will resume his old position as umpire.
The Hartforis forfeit $3.50 by disbanding
IL would have cost pretty nearly sl,5OO 70
have kept on.
Hecker's fielding average at first base, .'so,
is the best average held by any player in the
Louisville team.
Buffalo has filed an application to fill the
first vacancy in the American association;
ditto Milwaukee
"Jimmyn Peoples, the winning catcher OF
the Broo,lyns, is doing excellent work at first
base for that team.
Pitcher Mccormick has lost more games
than any other league pitcher this season, the
number being seventeen.
The New Yorks have tried twenty-one, De
troits twenty. Phladelphias nineteen, In
| dianapolis eighteen players this season.
Pitcher Shreve, OF the Baltimores. and
johnson, the Hartford right fielder, have
been signed by Manager FOCAL, OF the Indian
apois team
Manager Schmelz i. already at work trying
TO arrange fall exhibition games for Cincln-
matt with Detroit, Chicago. New York, Bos
ton and the other league clubs.
John Ward. Of the New York club, has
been spoken Of in connection with the Ameri-
can association presidency. He would doubt
| less be- a good man for the office.
The Lincoln (Neb) team contains three Of
the men who were blacklsted in 1884 for
jumping TO the Union association. They are
Dolan, Dave Rowe and Orator" Shaefer.
Hatfield, the Hoboken lad whom Manager
Spence, Of the Portlauds, scooped mp, has
stolen 100 bases He also leads the New Eng
land team in run getting, having SCORED ii3
President Hart, Of the New Orleans associ-
alton. believes the Southern league viii be
stronger next season than this, and that all
the large southern cities will be- i'm except Sa-
yannab
The base rmniugof tine Kentucky club IS
lei by Pete Browning, who has 81 TO his
credit The Gladiator has also made 10,
buse hits this season, which tops the Associa-
ton record
The Louisville batteries are dubbed as fol-
lows. Hecker and Cook, the head battery;
Chamberlain aud Cross, the scientific bat
terry" and Ramsey and Kerins the 'dyna-
mite battery
Since Hughe.. Of the Newarks, was hit on
the heal By pitched ball, his effectiveness
rs pitcher has been greatly impaired, and
the club has been meeting with constant de
feat ever since
Pitcher Shaw. Of the Jersey City club, re
,embles his namesale OF the league If
allowed good rest he pitches a phenomenal
game but If put in three times week bee Is
batted numerically.
The ministers Of Brooklyn take great i'm
terest in baseball aud many Of the most prom
nent diyines can daily be seen at the games
in chat city Most of them are hard losers.
They want TO see the Brooklyns win all the
limo
johnny Ward ranks pretty well as a base
runner lie can DO about eleven seconds.
His skill in base running lies in good starts
and slides About four years ago Ward,
while i'm California, beat Tom Brown in q
race Brown, however, was not running fast
then.
Jersey City people feel very proud Of the
member, OF the semi professional club which
existed there in 1855 Hughes is making n
great record for himself with Newark. Cuff
was lately with New York. Burns who is
now out Of the baseball profession, played
first base with Baltimore. Mattimore is with
New York and Fields with Pittshurg.
President Stern, Of the Cleveland club,
says that crowds az the American association
grounds are officially oyerestimated Tie says
that on Decoration day in Baltimore, while
the official count given out was 5000 people,
the Cincinnati club was paid IT, share Of Re-
ceipt. on the basis Of few over 1000 admis-
sions Here is a discrepancy Of over 100 per
cent
The New York team which will start for
California early in November will be as fol
lows: Kelly, right field; Brown, catcher;
Tim Keefe. pitcher; Conner, first base Dan
Richardson. second base; Denny, third base;
Ward, short stops Ewing, left field, and Gore,
center. Most Of these players are Strangers
10 the Pacific coast, although Ward played
as pitcher when there before.
The Brooklyn club Of 1855 will contain
many new members All tue old timber will
b. Topped off, At least five If not six young
players will be signed by the management.
At this period it can be readily seen by those
who take interest in baseball that il would be
inadyisable % even hint where tue new play
ers are coming from, or 10 state what mem
hers of the present team are 10 be released
The suit Of Roseman, center fielder of the
Metropolitan Baseball club, against the pro-
prietors of the Athletic club has been settled.
Roseman was released very summarily by the
Athletics, and he claimed whole years sal
airy, which was laughed at by Lew Simmons
& Co. The case OF Roseman was put in the
hands OF a lawyer, and the Athletics, scent
ing defeat made an offer 10 compromise,
which was accepted. Roseman gets about
$1,000.
GREENROOM GOSSIP.